Ornamental rope



C. A. REED.

ORNAMENTAL ROPE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15. 1920.

Patented July 13, 1920.

WITNESSES A TTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORNAMENTAL ROPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Application filed March 15, 1920. Serial No. 365,874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES AUeUs'rUs REED, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lVilliamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornamental Rope, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention relates to fringed ropes or strings adapted for use for ornamental purposes, the purpose of my invention being the provision of a rope of this character of simple and efiicient construction, and a method of making the same.

I will describe one form of rope and one method of making the same, each embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing in perspective one form oi rope embodying my invention before it is subjected to the twisting operation.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the rope after being subjected to the twisting operation.

Referring specifically'to the drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, S designates a plurality 0tstrips of paper or other suitable material which are secured together along their longitudinal axis by means of stitching. In the present instance, this stitching is eifected by a pair of threads T interwoven through the several strips in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, this stitching operation being performed by a sewing machine of the usual construction. In the drawing, the strips S are exaggerated as to their thickness merely for the purpose of clearly illustrating the invention. It is to be understood, however, that in reality these strips are of minute thickness.

As shown in Fig. 1, the strips S are cut transversely for a portion of their width at opposite points with respect to the longitudinal axis of the strips, as at 15. As will be observed, these cuts occur at frequent intervals throughout the length of the strips so as to provide between any two adjacent cuts minute strips 16. By an apparatus embodied in my co-pending application, Serial No. 365,873 filed March 15, 1920, the stitching and cutting operations, are effected simultaneously. After these operations, the rope is subjected to a longitudinal twisting which causes the strips 16 to extend radially from the threads to produce a fringe as shown in Fig. 3.

The, several strips comprised in the rope may be of variegated colors so that in the finished article, the several minute strips 16 produce an ornamental rope of variegated colors. 7

From the foregoing description it will be manifest that I have provided an ornamental rope of simple and inexpensive construction, and a method for producing the same which involves a minimum number of steps that can be readily performed.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of rope and one method of constructing the same, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

\Vhat I claim is:

A method of making ornamental rope which consists in securing a plurality of strips of flexible material together along their longitudinal axis, cutting the strips at corresponding points upon opposite sides of their longitudinal axis, and finally twisting the strips longitudinally.

CHARLES A. REED. 

